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MPEC 2009-Y05 : 2009 XG8

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M.P.E.C. 2009-Y05                                Issued 2009 Dec. 16, 15:07 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2009 XG8

Observations:
     K09X08G* C2009 12 15.11126 01 07 24.99 +06 22 27.4          21.3 V EY005G96
     K09X08G  C2009 12 15.11733 01 07 24.38 +06 22 38.7          21.2 V EY005G96
     K09X08G  C2009 12 15.12329 01 07 23.80 +06 22 50.2          21.2 V EY005G96
     K09X08G  C2009 12 15.12920 01 07 23.23 +06 23 01.2          21.9 V EY005G96
     K09X08G  C2009 12 15.15885 01 07 20.35 +06 23 56.0          21.6 V EY005G96
     K09X08G  C2009 12 15.16463 01 07 19.77 +06 24 06.8          22.2 V EY005G96
     K09X08G  C2009 12 15.17039 01 07 19.23 +06 24 17.9          21.0 V EY005G96
     K09X08G  C2009 12 15.17623 01 07 18.62 +06 24 29.5          21.3 V EY005G96
     K09X08G  C2009 12 15.18425 01 07 17.86 +06 24 44.1          21.2 V EY005G96
     K09X08G  C2009 12 15.19095 01 07 17.22 +06 24 56.0          21.6 V EY005G96
     K09X08G  C2009 12 15.19776 01 07 16.53 +06 25 08.7          21.4 V EY005G96
     K09X08G  C2009 12 15.20463 01 07 15.88 +06 25 22.1          21.5 V EY005G96
     K09X08G  C2009 12 16.17806 01 05 47.02 +06 55 26.8          21.2 V EY005291
     K09X08G  C2009 12 16.18437 01 05 46.42 +06 55 39.3          21.2 V EY005291
     K09X08G  C2009 12 16.19012 01 05 45.89 +06 55 49.3          21.1 V EY005291
     K09X08G  C2009 12 16.19308 01 05 45.58 +06 55 54.3          20.7 R EY005H01
     K09X08G  C2009 12 16.20100 01 05 44.86 +06 56 08.9          20.5 R EY005H01
     K09X08G  C2009 12 16.20898 01 05 44.13 +06 56 23.7          20.4 R EY005H01
     K09X08G  C2009 12 16.21657 01 05 43.46 +06 56 37.6          21.1 R EY005H01

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. D. Grauer.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    A. Boattini, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 XG8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0879 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 234.57307              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.69388972     Peri.  155.30695     -0.74606790     +0.18058850
a   1.2635984      Node    52.95770     -0.66117199     -0.31504504
e   0.2857739      Incl.   53.41350     +0.07895752     -0.93173731
P   1.42           H   19.2           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
091215 G96  0.1+  0.1-    091215 G96  0.3-  0.7+    091216 291  0.1-  0.1-
091215 G96  0.2-  0.1-    091215 G96  0.0   0.3+    091216 H01  0.2-  0.2-
091215 G96  0.1-  0.2+    091215 G96  0.2+  0.3-    091216 H01  0.1-  0.1-
091215 G96  0.0   0.2+    091215 G96  0.3-  0.3-    091216 H01  0.0   0.0
091215 G96  0.2+  0.4-    091215 G96  0.0   0.3+    091216 H01  0.3+  0.0
091215 G96  0.0   0.4-    091216 291  0.2+  0.4-
091215 G96  0.3+  0.0     091216 291  0.1-  0.5+

Ephemeris:
2009 XG8                 a,e,i = 1.26, 0.29, 53                  q = 0.9025
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 12 15    01 07.59   +06 19.0    0.876    1.570   115.0    34.6    21.3
2009 12 25    00 55.70   +11 10.7    0.984    1.550   103.9    38.0    21.6
2010 01 04    00 50.35   +15 27.8    1.098    1.526    94.2    40.0    21.9
2010 01 14    00 49.94   +19 20.9    1.209    1.500    85.6    40.8    22.1
2010 01 24    00 53.37   +22 59.2    1.314    1.471    78.1    40.9    22.2
2010 02 03    00 59.83   +26 29.2    1.408    1.438    71.4    40.5    22.3
2010 02 13    01 08.88   +29 55.9    1.488    1.403    65.5    39.8    22.4
2010 02 23    01 20.34   +33 22.9    1.551    1.366    60.3    39.0    22.4

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-Y05

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